Petting Your Dog Protects Heart And Brain Health
University of Innsbruck study 64 dog owners Biological Psychology Vanessa Kaufmann shows 5-minute pet touch lowers heart rate stress buffering upcoming stressor ECG EEG findings.
Signs Worth Noticing In Children; Misconceptions Around Childhood Cancer
Persistent tiredness, bruises, fever, bone pain, limping, headaches, lumps may need pediatrician evaluation, routine blood tests useful first step but not diagnosis, stay observant without anxious.
Warning Signs Of Bone/Joint Problems In Children
Persistent leg pain, limping, frequent falls, joint swelling, reduced activity may indicate bone problems, calcium vitamin D protein and physical activity essential for strong childhood bone development.
Menopause Changes Hormones, Bone Health, Liver Function
If puberty resembles climbing a physiological cliff gradually, then menopause may resemble falling off one . A study of 1M women finds menopause triggers sudden step-like changes across bone, liver, kidney, blood fats, hormones.
Like Father Like Son; Myth Weak In Male Reproductive Health
: Andrology study of 117 Danish Finnish father-son pairs finds weak familial resemblance in testicular size, sperm concentration, LH, FSH, inhibin B, SHBG, penile width, APD.
Stress Strengthen Emotional Memories
Stress does more than influence how we feel, it can also change what we remember, particularly when experience emotionally intense or personally meaningful and significant
Aging Cells Hold Hidden Clue To Detecting Depression Early
biological aging of monocytes white blood cells predicts emotional cognitive depression symptoms hopelessness anhedonia, not physical fatigue
WHO Launches First-Ever Heat Health Indicators To Protect Pregnant Women, Newborns, Children
WHO, WMO, UNICEF, UNFPA launch first-ever priority indicators tracking heat impacts on preterm birth, stillbirth, low birthweight, pregnancy
Water May Be Hidden Trigger Behind Spread Of Alzheimer’s
Northwestern and UCSB study in PNAS finds water-capped hotspot on mutated tau proteins drives misfolding into fibrils, spreading Alzheimer’
Ultraprocessed Food May Be Silently Damaging Brain Blood Vessels
Blood vessels feeding your brain can sustain damage without obvious warning, scientists now linked higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods to signs of that damage